Description
Features
- Hand-forged carbon steel blade; 65 Rockwell Hardness; features a rustic black kurouchi finish; Kurouchi roughly translates to “blacksmith’s finish”
- Cutting core is aogami super (blue super carbon steel) that is then cladded in stainless steel for easier maintenance with the same performance of a carbon steel blade
- Teak wood octagonal handle with buffalo horn black ferrule; polished and rounded spine
- Hand-ground to approximately 12° razor-sharp double-bevel edge is more robust than a single edge and less prone to chip or nick
- Forging, heat treatment, grinding and sharpening are all done in the same shop; hand engraved Japanese kanji on the blade translates to “Enso Made in Japan”
- Handmade in a small blacksmith shop in Tsubame, which is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan; teak wood saya is handmade in Japan
Specs
Blade Construction: Hand-forged carbon steel with a rustic black kurouchi finish
Handle Construction: Octagonal teak wood with buffalo horn black ferrule
Rockwell Hardness: 65 degrees
Edge: Approximately 12 degrees, double bevel
Blade Length: 8.25″
Blade Height: 1.87″
Overall Length: 14.25″
Spine Thickness at Heel: 2.5mm
Weight: 5.3 oz. (150g)
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